English Dictionary

earnest

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɝ.nɪst/

形容詞

行為・発話に関する用法 褒義 人・性格

(said of an action or an utterance) Serious or honest. / (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do. / Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.

日本語の意味

真摯な / 誠実な / 熱心な / 本気な

He made an earnest plea for help that none of us could ignore.

彼は誰も無視できない真摯な援助の懇願をした。

意味（1）

(said of an action or an utterance) Serious or honest.

意味（2）

(with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do.

earnest prayers

意味（3）

Intent; focused; showing a lot of concentration.

earnest attention

意味（4）

(said of a person or a person's character) Possessing or characterised by seriousness.

an earnest disposition

意味（5）

Strenuous; diligent.

earnest efforts

意味（6）

Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; important.

earnester （ comparative ）

more earnest （ comparative ）

earnestest （ superlative ）

most earnest （ superlative ）